News

LONDON RE-USE NETWORK ANNOUNCED

Mayor Boris Johnson, long-time reuse champion actress Joanna Lumley OBE, and James Cleverly AM have announced £8m funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWaRB) to create the world's largest city-wide 'reuse network', helping household items find a new home rather than being chucked away.

The funding will go to social enterprise charity London Community Resource Network (LCRN) to set up the network to address the 65,000 tonnes of household products are thrown out by Londoners each year, ending up in costly landfill sites and adding both to carbon emissions and council bills, when most of them could be reused or repaired.

The Vine Project is hoping to form part of the London wide network - keep watching for announcements!

HANDYPERSON SCHEME LAUNCHED

The Vine Project, in co-operation with Sutton Borough Council, is proud to launch the VineWorks Handyperson Scheme. The scheme is aimed at providing handyperson services to those in the borough unable to perform or provide these services for themselves. VineWorks will perform minor maintenance and access and safety improvements to clients properties.

 MAYORS CHARITY

In September 2009 The Mayor of Merton hosted a reception in his parlour to present The Vine Project with a cheque for £23,805.29. The Vine Project was Charity of the Year for Mertons Mayor 2008 - 2009, Cllr. Martin Whelton. (click here for an image)

DOUBLE AWARD

For the second year in a row two local social enterprises have won Green Guardian awards for environmentally conscious endeavours. The Vine Project, your local furniture reuse venture, has won the ‘Green Project or Group’ Award in Merton for 2009 and its children’s goods reuse project Kid Stop has been Highly Commended in the same category. The Vine Project and other Merton award winners will attend the London finals on 26^th Feb 2010.

Both Green Guardian awards recognise the outstanding contributions we make to our local communities through our environmental practices and the active inclusion of local people in volunteering and training opportunities.

Events

The Vine Project will have a stand at the following events:

Carshalton Environmental Fair on 30th August 2010